A defense witness told the Thomas Lubanga trial that his son appeared before the court as a prosecution witness and lied about serving as a child soldier in the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC), the group which the International Criminal Court (ICC) says was led by Lubanga. Under cross-examination by the prosecution’s Manoj Sachdeva, the…
The trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo began in late January and has heard testimony from nearly 20 witnesses to date. At the end of the trial, the Judges will be required to evaluate the credibility of the witnesses in order to consider the credibility of their testimony. Credibility is based in part on what the…
Thomas Lubanga on trial at the International Criminal Court. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the first person to be tried by the International Criminal Court. A former rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lubanga is accused of conscripting, enlisting, and using child soldiers. More
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